Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Postscript Message-ID: Date: 13 Apr 90 18:44:53 GMT References: <23519@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Organization: Computing Systems, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 42 In-Reply-To: <23519@unix.cis.pitt.edu> > Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.apple2: 13-Apr-90 Re: Postscript Evan Ron > Aussenberg@unix (1249) > Lets talk LW drivers for a sec. Jeremy at CMU says he's using the LW > driver > to rrint to a file since he doesn't have appletalk online: Or does he > (Do you Jeremy?) My LW driver (from 5.02) doesn't show up under the > direct connect Cdev, and the LW Cdev can't find any laser printers online > since, ofcourse, I don't use AppleTalk. I have Appletalk switched on in the control panel as well as all the necessary drivers from the Installer for Laserwriter support. When I print, I have to throw the Open-Apple-F key within a second or two or the machine will all of a sudden find out that there is nothing connected to my Appletalk port and complain. As long as things move fast enough, I can get the postscript file printed without too much trouble. I still have my font troubles, especially because I do NOT use a mac... I upload the files to a Unix Workstation that my apple is hooked to via the terminal port. Then I run a trivial binary on it called macps that makes the file ready to be downloaded to an Apple Laserwriter on the network. The Laserwriter is an NTX, which should have all sorts of neat fonts in it, like Palatino and Zapff Chancery. But they aren't recognized from my machine and are defaulted to courier or helvetica. Isn't the GS supposed to be able to download bitmaps of fonts that laserwriters aren't familiar with? or does there have to be communication between GS and laserwriter in order for this to happen? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --